Deal reached for Silverstone F1® double header

Formula 1® and Silverstone have agreed a deal in principle for a double header to be staged behind closed doors at the famous British circuit this season.

It was reported this week that the 2020 British Grand Prix was under threat, with F1® and Silverstone in a financial stand-off amid the coronavirus crisis.

Doubts were also raised about races going ahead at the Northamptonshire track after the government announced that people arriving in the United Kingdom must spend a fortnight in quarantine, although there would be limited exceptions to that rule.

A revised schedule for a season that has not been able to get under way is still being worked on, but there was positive news coming out of Silverstone on Friday.